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Halifax: Area, History and Background

Riding are well acquainted with the United Kingdom, its cities and towns.

Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Halifax in the United Kingdom.

  • Halifax is a minster town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England.
  • It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census.[
  • Halifax is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward.
  • It is internationally famous for its Mackintosh chocolate and toffee now owned by Nestlé.
  • Halifax has benefited from Single Regeneration Budget, European URBAN II and the Home Office’s Community Cohesion Fund money.
  • It is located in the south-eastern corner of the moorland region called the South Pennines.
  • Halifax is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the M62 motorway close to Bradford, Huddersfield and Rochdale.
  • It lies 65 miles (105 km) from Kingston upon Hull and Liverpool.
  • Halifax is situated about 200 miles (320 km) from the cities of London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin and Cardiff as the crow flies.
  • It was a busy heavy industrial town dealing in and producing wool, carpets, machine tools, and beer.
  • Halifax is also home to Suma Wholefoods, which was established in 1975 and is the largest workers co-operative in the UK.
  • Its railway station is on the Caldervale Line, with links to Manchester Victoria, York, Selby via Bradford and Leeds.
  • Halifax's town centre has a busy night life with lots of clubs and bars.
  • To help with those who become vulnerable whilst enjoying and using its night life, Street Angels was launched in November 2005.
  • Halifax had one of the highest densities of pubs to inhabitants during a study that took place in the late 1990's.